Nigerian Army Wins Big: Troops Kill 48 ISWAP Terrorists
Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have dealt a major blow to Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, foiling coordinated attacks on military positions in Borno and Yobe States.
The operations were carried out between October 29 and 30, 2026, targeting terrorist positions in Bitta, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and the North East Theatre Training School, NETTS, Buni Yadi, Gujba LGA of Yobe State.
In Bitta, troops decisively disorganised an attempted night assault on October 29, with combined ground and air support overwhelming the attackers and inflicting heavy casualties.
In Buni Yadi, troops launched a successful five-hour counter-attack against a large concentration of ISWAP fighters who attacked NETTS from October 29 into the early hours of October 30. The engagement was coordinated by the Theatre Command with effective integration of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance, ISTAR, capabilities alongside air and ground assets.
The decisive counter-offensive left 48 terrorists neutralised, with troops recovering a large cache of arms and ammunition.
Recovered items include 42 AK-47 rifles, five PKT machine guns, four General Purpose Machine Guns, GPMG, one 60mm mortar, 105 AK-47 magazines, two video cameras, 30 rounds of 12.7mm armour-piercing incendiary ammunition, 2,738 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 223 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and 2,054 rounds of PKT ammunition.
One soldier paid the supreme price during the engagements, while two others who sustained minor injuries are responding to treatment. The morale of troops remains high.
Captain Mohammed Goni, Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, said the successes demonstrate troops’ combat effectiveness and determination to deny terrorists freedom of action.
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